British Reptiles and Batrachians (Classic Reprint)
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| Partner: | buecher.de |
| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Hopley, Catherine C.) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from British Reptiles and Batrachians This little book differs in several notable particulars from most of those of the "Young Collector" series that have already appeared. First, the creatures herein described are living pets, the occupants of the Vivarium and not the Cabinet. Next they are few; the intention of these volumes being to treat of British species only, and Britain has but few reptiles. Thirdly, though still comparatively small creatures, they belong to the important group of Vertebrata or back-boned animals. Those of our young collectors who have already possessed themselves of Kirby´s, Butler´s, Woodward´s, and Skuse´s contributions to this series, will have observed that the Insects, Shellfish, and Crustaceans treated of are boneless; and that, compared with the rest of the animal kingdom, all are very small creatures. It is worthy of note that out of the seven sub-kingdoms in which zoologists have generally arranged the inhabitants of the globe, six are composed entirely of these small, boneless creatures, while the one remaining sub-kingdom, animals with a bony skeleton, the Vertebrata, embraces the largest and the most important groups, including man. Persons who have acquired the habit of observing nature - those particularly who incline to the study of animated nature - cannot fail to be impressed by its teeming life in myriad forms. Even in a city during the summer, birds and insects are abundant; and we have only to place some pond weed in a glass bowl of water, and a world of life will soon inhabit it. Should our home be in rural districts, and our inclination lead us to study the denizens of trees, streams, or meadows, we become fairly puzzled as to which class of beings to choose and where to begin. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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